13/01/2025
In northern Japan and the forests of China you can see these flowers that look normal but when they come into contact with water their petals become transparent.
Its name is skeleton flower or glass flower, its scientific name is Diphylleia grayi.
The plant grows up to 0.4 m (1.3 ft). The flowers are white, pedicellate, with six obovate petals and bloom from May to July.After it flowers, it bears dark blue/purple fruit with a white powdery coating from June to August. Its stems are terete and grow 30–60 cm (12–24 in) long. Its rhizomes are stout and knotty. The plant is known to have petals that become transparent when in contact with water, giving it its common name. Once it is dry, the petals return to white
